When I was in Amherstburg last weekend, I decided to check out the historic site of the Navy Yard.
Used by the British in the War of 1812, the area saw heavy use ending in the Battle of Lake Erie - that the US navy won.
And of course there are Cannons
And Carronades, guns that while being shorter and shorter-ranged than cannons, packed a heavier wallop at close range:
There's also the flags of Ontario, the United Kingdom, Canada, The United States, and France on display:
Ok, just kidding about the white flag on the right being the French flag, mostly.
There's some nice monuments to the Battle of Lake Erie even if it looks like the gun carriage has gone missing, hopefully temporarily.
and its a nice walk along the shoreline with Michigan across the water.
They did a very nice job with a series of connecting parks along the shoreline, and have nicely preserved quite a bit of history and it's well worth visiting, being such a short hop from the Detroit area.
1 comment:
That looks like a nice place. I havent been to Amherstburg since I was a kid. My family went over there to take the ferry to Boblo Island.
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